Description
Amurat I (or Murad) was the third Ottoman sultan, ruling from 1360 to 1389. He established the conscripted corps of soldiers called janissaries, and was sometimes referred to as “Lord Dominator” for his extension of the Ottoman dominions from Thrace into Macedonia and Albania.
Accession Number
213636
Medium
Mezzotint, hand-colored with brush and watercolor, on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
37.5 × 25.3 cm (14 13/16 × 10 in.)
Classification
mezzotint
Credit Line
Gift of Barbara Kipper
